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Kuching

Malaysian Borneo has been inspiring explorers and intrepid travelers for centuries, and even today it feels largely uncharted. Thick jungles cover 70 percent of the state of Sarawak. Reigning over the other 30 percent is Kuching, a delightfully compact capital with an even blend of big-city conveniences and small-town charms.

Many hotels in Kuching are housed in beautiful period houses. Local buildings were spared destruction during WWII and have been artfully restored. Few cities can relate such an evocative history. Kuching formerly belonged to the Sultan of Brunei, who ceded the entire area to an adventurer names James Brooke in return for his help quelling a rebellion. The city was ruled by the Brooke family as by a maharaja for three generations, until it fell to the Japanese during WWII.

Today, Kuching boasts magnificent cultural attractions that hint at the Western influence the Brooke family exerted. Aside from its mosques and Buddhist temples, Kuching boasts theatres, libraries and more than a dozen museums.

But the best part of visiting this city is the chance to spend a night or more away from Kuching city center, slipping away instead to the majestic national parks. Tours of the jungle typically include longtail boat rides down the Sarawak River followed by overnight stays in a remote Bidayuh-tribe longhouse. The fascinating ethnic tribes that live in these houses are dramatically removed from life in Kuching, let alone from Peninsular Malaysia.

Kuching Airport hums with flights to and from Kuala Lumpur throughout the day. It also operates regular connections to Singapore, Kota Kinabalu and a few other important regional cities. There is a selection of hotels near Kuching Airport.

For more information on hotels and landmarks in the different areas of Kuching, click on the interactive Kuching map on the left-hand side of the page.